Dakota Fanning dishes on being a cheerleader

The June 2009 issue of American Cheerleader (on newsstands now) features a full interview with teen celebrity turned girl next door/high school cheerleader, Dakota Fanning. Excerpts of the interview can be found online at American Cheerleader. In the interview, Dakota talks about what she likes most about cheerleading – namely stunting:

AC: What do you like most about cheer?Dakota: I love stunting! I’m a flyer and I just love that. Also, you make so many friends in cheerleading. Sometimes it’s a long way to games, and we have to travel for hours on a bus, and you kind of bond with your teammates. I think that’s really nice.

AC: What is it about stunting that you love so much?Dakota: You know it really came naturally to me when I first started doing it. It’s probably my most favorite thing about cheerleading-I’m the one who’s always like, ‘OK, let’s stunt now.’ I really love doing toe touch Baskets.